Word
Illegitimate
How many syllables?
5 Syllables
How it's divided?
il-le-git-i-mate
Definition
- a. - Not according to law; not regular or authorized;
unlawful; improper.
- a. - Unlawfully begotten; born out of wedlock; bastard;
as, an illegitimate child.
- a. - Not legitimately deduced or inferred; illogical; as,
an illegitimate inference.
- a. - Not authorized by good usage; not genuine; spurious;
as, an illegitimate word.
- v. t. - To render illegitimate; to declare or prove to be
born out of wedlock; to bastardize; to illegitimatize.
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